Odious vs Misdeed - What's the difference?
odious | misdeed |
Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.
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* {{quote-book
, year=1818
, author=Mary Shelley
, title=Frankenstein
, chapter=6
That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.
As an adjective odious
is arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.As a noun misdeed is
that which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.odious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Scrubbing the toilet is an odious task.
citation, passage=He looks upon study as an odious fetter; his time is spent in the open air, climbing the hills or rowing on the lake.}}
Usage notes
* Nouns to which "odious" is often applied: debt, man, character, crime, task, comparison, woman, person, vice, word, act.Synonyms
* detestable, hated, reviled, unsavory, contemptible, despicableAnagrams
*misdeed
English
Noun
(en noun)- The petty misdeeds of his youth came back to haunt him when he ran for political office and his character was smeared.